Implement for use in replacing car-axle brasses.



UNITED STATES .PATENT vI-)atented April 12, 1904;

QEEICE.

4 i MOSV'GAsE,or PERRYQIOWA.

`SPIEJCIIEIGAiTiON forming part of Letters Patent i i Application. filed-Aprilia, 1903.` Renewed January 19,

Toictll whom, t patty concern/i' n Be it known that I, AMos CASE, a citizen of i `theUnited States, residing at Perry, in the i i and of light weight 'county of Dallas and State of Iowa, have in-` vented a certain new and useful Instrument for Use in Replacing Car-Axle Brasses, of which thev following is a specification.

Vihen the brasses which form the bearings for railway-cars become worn or defective lfor anyreason, they are nsuallyreplaced by first elevating the 4bearing-box, after which brass which lrests on top of the car-axle journal may be removed through the box. In performing this operation it has been found that in many instances the elevation of one of` the boxes takes Athe weight oi the ad jacent jonrnal and the weight of the car upon the box on the opposite side tends to tilt the axle and cause the journal on the side being raised to move upwardly, making it impossible to remove the brasses, and some means must be provided `for holding this journal downwardly when 'the l box is elevated. `My object is `to provide an implement of simple, durable,

and inexpensive construction and small size that may easily and convenient repairing outfit and that may quickly and easily be applied to a car-axleiand attached to the railway-rail upon which the car is resting in such manner as to securely hold the caraxle in position while one oi the boxes is being elevated, so that the removal ofthe brass maybe quickly and easily accomplished.

'A further object is to provide an improved grip device for attaching the chains to a railway-rail.

My invention consists in certain details in ,the construction, arrangement, and combinat1on of the various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which` Figure l shows an end elevation of a part 'of a railway-car .with the wheels resting upon railway-rails and showing one ot the boxes elevated in position where the brass mayI easily be removed and also showing my improved implement in position holding the car -axle ing the wheel to ,the rai. lF

attached to the No. 757,266, dated Apn'i i2, 1o4. 1904.. sean no. 189,761. (Nq man.)

downwardly, being shown in vertical section; Fig. 2shows a vertical sectional view throughacar-axle looking outwardly toward the wheel and showing my improved implement in positionholdig. 3 shows my improved implement detached,` and Fig; 4

shows a detail perspective view 'of `my pre#v ferred form of grip device.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference-numeral l to i-ndicate a cross-tie upon which the rails 11 of the ordinary construction are xed.' f j he numeral 12 is used toindicate thecarwheels ,having the flanges 13. These Wheels fixe-d to the axle vided with a journal 15 on each end projecting outwardly from the wheel, and on the outer end of each journal an integral rim 16.

` The numeral 17 indicates a bearing-box of ordinary construction, having an opening 18, through which access may be had to the journal and the brass. Irojecting downwardly from the box 17 ment vwith the rim 16. The car proper (indicated by the numeral 20) rests upon the boxes. ly be carried with a cary he numeral 21 indicates a brass of the kind used in car journal-boxes, and 22 indicates a wedge of the ordinary form used between the brass and Athetopof the bearing-box.

In order to remove g ing-box, it is necessary to first elevate the box to position show n in Fig.` 1, so-that the' rib permit the withdrawal of the wedge 22, after which the brass `maybe easily first elevating it over the rim 16.

My improved device for holding the carwheel to the track comprises first a hook 23 of suchshape as to admitone-half of the ball of a rail, the shank 24 of the hook resting on top of the rail. ,Connected withthe shank 24 is a short chain-section 25, and a swivel 26 is chain-section and to a. turnbuckle 27. Mounted in the other end of this turnbuckle 27 is a screw-threaded rod 28, having a' slotted end 29 bent body portions. The numeral 30 indicatesa chain, the links of which are designed to enter-the slotted endV the journal-boxand the brassv 14. This axle is pro-- sufliciently to removed by is a rib 19 in vertical alinethe brass from a bearat right angles to its v follows:

, He then stretches with the adjacent 29, and on one end ot' the chainl 30 is a hook 31, similar to the hook 23. p

1n practical use the operator-prpceeds as He iiret places the hook 'llin position against the outer portion of the ball of the rail directly under the journal to be held downwardly. He then passes the chain 30 under the wheel-flange, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. He then passes the chain 30 ov er the car-axle between the wheels. He'then attaches the hook 23 to the rail at the opposite edge ofthe car-wheel, engaging the outer porti'on 'of the ball of the rail the chain 25 being passed under the'wheel-rim in the same way as the chain 3G was previously passed. both chains as tight as possible and places the hook .29 in engagement link ofthe chain 30. He then turns the buckle as tight as may be done by hand. When this is done, he applies a lifting-jacket or other suitable means to the v bearingfbox'rom which it is desired to rel move the brass. After the bearing-box is elevated the weight of the car istilted in such a manner that it is thrown upon the journal at the opposite endof the axle, and the weight tends to elevate the journal in the box to which the jack is applied.` However, the chain and hooks applied in the manner shown prevent this upward movement of the journal, and the wheel-rim thus preventsthe hooks from sliding along the rail toward each other. The Wheel-rim also holds the hooks'irmly in position in engagement with the outer portion of the ball of the rail. Obviously hooks of this kind would not firmly engage a rail unless held to the proper position by means of the car-Wheel rim. By this means the journal is held downwardly,l and when the bearingbox is elevated to the position shown in Fig. l of the drawings the wedge and brass umay be quickly and easily removed or re placed.

The yform of hook illustrated in Fig. Il comprises a member' 32., designed=to rest against the outer face and top of the ball of a rail, and the top portion thereof projects inwardly beyond the ball oi the rail and is provided with an opening 33. Slidingly mounted in the opening is a second hook member 34 designed to engage the inner face of the ball of the rail, and

I claim,

upon the chain. Having thus ldescribed my invention, what and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is

y1. The combination with a car wheel and axle, and a railway-rail supporting the carwheel, of two hooks shaped to admit a portion of the ball of the rail and provided with Shanks to rest on top of the rail, and a chain attached to the hooks, passed under the carwheel on opposite sides of its'point of contact with the rail, and passed over the car-axle inside of the wheel, for the purposes stated.

2. The combination with a'car wheel and axle and a railway-rail supporting the carwheel7 of two hooks designed to admit the outer portion of a ball of a rail, a' chain attached to the hooks, passed under the wheel at opposite sides of its poit of 'Contact with.

the rail and passed over the carfaxle, and means in the chain for adjnsting'its length, for the purposes stated.- l 1 3. In a device of the class described, the combination of afhook designed to admit the outer portion or' the ball of a rail', provided with a shank to rest on tcp of the rail, a chain connected with the hook,-a turnbuckle connected with the chain', havingaslottedhead ati-ight angles to the body of the rod, said rod mounted in the turnbuckle, a second hook shaped to engage the outer portion of the ball of a rail, and achain connected with the second hook, its links being designed to enter the slotted head of thesaid rod, for the purposes stated.

4. In a device of the class described, a hook member to engage one side of the ball of a rail and to it on top of the ball and project beyond the opposite side thereof, and a second hook member slidingly connected with the ,first to engage the opposite m'de of the ball of a rail.

a link 35 is attached to its upper end to provide for fastening a chainthereto.

With this form of hook the chain may be attached at the inner face of the rail and yet the hook cannot be tilted upwardly at that point by a pull 

